12-year-old was abducted and beaten by men, until 3 lions showed up

Caitlin Rethwish

Contributing Writer

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Stories like this can be hard to talk about. Sometimes people can do scary and cruel things, and it's more common than we realize. But sometimes, stories like this can give us a glimmer of hope, while also reminding us that these problems exist, and we need to do something about them.

This story begins in Ethiopia. As NBC News reports, a 12-year-old girl is abducted by a group of men and beaten. They are doing this to force her to marry one of the men. Sadly, this is fairly common in rural Ethiopia.